New Zealand health authorities have announced two new cases of COVID-19 "as a result of recent travel from the UK".
Tuesday's announcement ends a run of 23 straight days without new cases of coronavirus in New Zealand, which has locally eliminated the virus.
Health authorities have declined to offer more information about the connected cases until a media conference at 1pm AEST.
That two-hour delay of information has frightened Kiwis, who have enjoyed a return to normal social practices as of last week.
1News has reported the pair were given a special exemption to travel to New Zealand to attend a funeral.
It's unclear whether the pair were caught at the border or allowed to attend the funeral.
New Zealand's overall case tally now stands at 1506, with 22 killed by COVID-19 in the South Pacific country.
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